Clinical Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Speeding up Orthodontic Tooth Movement

Each patient in the electrical group will be asked to wear a removable device containing a small electrical circuit that will supply the required electric current for five hours a day until the completion the retraction of the upper anterior teeth.

"The maxillary arch will be levelled and aligned. The rectangular stainless steel archwires (0.019 × 0.025) with anterior 8mm height soldered hooks distal to the canines will be inserted. (250-300) g force will be applied on each side using two NiTi springs attached between the mini-implants and the soldered hooks in a direction approximately parallel to the occlusal plane for conducting an en-masse retraction."